Angus McBryde '82

Arguably the finest distance runner in the history of Washington
and Lee is Angus McBryde '84. McBryde starred in both cross country
and track, earning All-America honors in cross country and setting
several records in track.

In cross country, McBryde earned All-ODAC and all-region honors
three years and helped W&L to its first ODAC Championship in
1982. McBryde was the ODAC Runner of the Year in 1983 and he became
W&L's first All-American that season. McBryde ran an 8K time of
24:19 at the NCAA Division III championships that season, still the
W&L course record.

In track and field, he was a dominant force in the 1,500 and
5,000 meter runs. McBryde helped W&L to ODAC titles at both the
indoor and outdoor championships his senior season in 1984. McBryde
won the 1,500 meter championship at the ODAC outdoor meet three
times, running a conference record time of 3:58.7 in 1984. In 1983,
he qualified for the NCAA championship in the 1,500 and still holds
the school record in that event with a time of 3:53.6. McBryde also
won ODAC titles in the 5,000 meter run in 1983 and 1984. His best
time of 14:54.1 in the 5,000 was the school record for 14 years.
McBryde also ran the lead leg on the 4x800 relay team in 1984 which
still holds the school record time of 7:49.9. McBryde was
co-captain of the cross country and track teams his senior year.